Eternal Fall

He was there when the stars were born. His eyes saw the walls and gates of Heaven. He beheld the splendor of the Cherubim and the grandeur of the almighty, and witnessed the beauty of planets without number, worlds without end. To Saruel, none of these sights compared to Marah, the woman he loved. Saruel learns of Earth's imminent destruction by the soon coming flood, forcing him to choose between Heaven and the life of the maiden he desires.